Shoe



July 14, 1925. I 1,546,253

L. ROTH SHOE Filed March 12, 1925 Patented July 14, 192 5.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS ROTH, O]? BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SHOE.

I Application filed March 12, 1925. Serial No. 15,055.

- more, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates generally to the construction and manner ofmanufacture of shoes, slippers, sandals, comforts, and other footwear.It relates more specifically to the manner of attaching the upper of theshoe, sandal or the like to the sole and to the product resultingtherefrom. The sole of the shoe or the like may be of leather, rubber,or of any of the materials or compositions commonly used for suchpurposes. The upper may be made of leather, of cloth or of any othermaterial commonly used for such purposes. The upper may or may not beprovided with a lining.

It is the object of this invention to provide a shoe or sandal in whichthe stitches, which pass through the upper of the shoe and the sole ofthe shoe for the purpose of attaching the one to the other, are notexposed on the wearing face of the sole and do not pass through thewearing face of the sole.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shoe or sandal or thelike in which no part of the material which constitutes the upper of theshoe lies flat against the inner face of the sole of the shoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe which is easy andcheap to manufacture and which has a neat and ornamental appearance.

The above objects are accomplished by providing the sole of the shoewith an up; standing flange extending around. all of the outer edge ofthe upper face of the sole,

and sewing the upper on to the inner face of said flange. The flange maybe integral with the sole or it may consist of a separate strip ofmaterial which is sewed on to the upper face of the sole. The sole maybe pressed, shaped or molded in such a manner as to produce the integralflange;

or the flange may be obtained by any other I process known in the art.The flange pref-- erably extends upwardly from the inner face of thesole to a height substantially equal to the thickness of the sole.

. If the flange is made of a separate piece of material it may be madeof'the same material as the sole or it may be made of any materialdesired. The separate flange may be attached to the sole by stitching orin any other manner desired.

In the drawings which constitute a part of this specification Fig. 1 isa view of a shoe constructed in the manner disclosed herein and inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of another modified form of theinvention. I

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of .i

still further modified form of the invention.

In the drawings -10 is the upper of the shoe and 11 is the sole of theshoe. In themodification shown in Fig. 2 the sole is so shaped, pressedor molded that the flange 12 is integral with the sole of the shoe andconstitutes a part thereof. The upper 10 which may or may not beprovided with a lining 18 abuts flush againstv the inner face 14 of thesole and is sewed on to the flange 12 by means of the stitches 15 in themanner shown. The stitches do. not pass through the wearing face of thesole and pass in a direction parallel to the face of the sole. Thestitching should preferably be disposed near the upper edge of flange.As a result the shoe has no part of the upperlying flat against theinner face of the sole. The shoe presents only the flat inner surface ofthe soleto the foot of the wearer, and, if desired, the use of an innersole may be dispensed with.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 3 the lower edge of the upper isturned outwardly and back upon itself, thus affording a strip 17 whichis stitched on to the flange 18 of the sole 19 by means of the stitches20. When the shoe is finished the upper 16 is pressed against the strip17 and substantially hides it from view with the result that the shoepresents a very,neat and finished appearance.

The solesll and 19 may be made of any moldable composition such asrubber or the like and the soles may have been molded the to the desiredshape. The soles may also I to the strip 22 on its inner face by means'the stitches 25 omitted.

Fig, 5 shows the strip" 22 replaced by an of stitching 24, and thestrip22 is attached to the sole 21 by means of stitching 25. The strip 22 maybe of leather and may be attached to the sole 21 in the manner shown. Ifdesired the sole 21 and the strip 22 may be made of rubber, in whichcase the strip 22 may be vulcanized on to the sole 21 and ornamentalcord 26. The construction of the shoe is otherwise the same as thatshown in Fig. 4:. In each of these figures the upper may if desired beattached to the strip in the manner shown in Fig. 3. It is also obviousthat the upper may be attached to the strip either before or after thestrip has been attached to the sole.

All modifications are alike in their substantial and important respects.The soles 11, 19, and 21 are in each case provided with a flange 12,18-, 22, or'26 as the case may be. The lower edge of the uppers 10, 16or 23 in each" form abuts against the inner face of the'sole, and thelower peripheral portion of the upper in each form lies flat against theinner face of the flange and is attached to said flange by means ofstitches which are disposed in a plane substantially parallel to theplane of the sole.

Having described my invention, I new claim: a v

1. A shoe comprising a flat sole, a flange upwardly from the inner faceof the sole to a height substantially equal to the thickness of thesole, an upper, and stitches passing through the lower peripheralportion of the upper and through the flange, said stitches beingdisposed in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the sole,whereby the upper is attached to the sole, the marginal edge of theupper abutting against the inner-flat face of the sole.

2. A shoe comprising a flat sole, a strip of material attached to theouter edge of the sole and constituting a. flange extending upwardlyfrom the inner face of the sole to a height substantially equal to thethickness of the sole, an upper, and stitchespassing through the lowerperipheral portion of the upper'and the strip, said stitches beingdisposed in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the sole,whereby the upper is attached to the sole, the marginal edge of theupper abutting against the inner flat face of the sole.

3. In the process of manufacturing shoes, the steps of forming anupstanding flange extending upwardly from the inner face of the sole toa height substantially equal to the thickness of the sole along theperipheral edge of a flat sole, disposing the upper with its lowermarginal edge abutting the inner flat face of the sole, and attachingthe lower peripheral portion of the upper to the inner face of theflange by' stitches passing in a plane substantially parallel to theplanefof the sole.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature;

LOUIS ROTH.

